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Investment benchmarks: £1.46 million and 12% intensity Interested in seeing how your businesses R&D budget compares? According to our UK Innovation Report 2025, medium-to-large companies
R&D is no longer a back-office function. For UK startups and scale-ups, it is the frontline of growth, and investors know it. According to our
1. R&D is vital, and scrutiny is rising R&D tax credits are one of the UK’s most important incentives for innovation. It supports growth in
The UK innovation landscape is shifting fast. Despite economic pressures and global disruption, scale-ups are continuing to prioritise R&D, but regulatory complexity and HMRC scrutiny
A new low for error and fraud: what does it mean for innovators? For the second consecutive year, HMRC’s annual report, published on the 17th
London – 23rd June 2025: EmpowerRD, the technology firm helping UK businesses navigate the complexities of R&D tax credit claims, has appointed R&D tax leader
We sat down with Yasmin Lakin, one of EmpowerRD’s R&D Financial Consultants to learn more about her approach to claim reviews, what drew her to
If you thought you’d lost out on claiming R&D tax credits because you’d missed the deadline for submitting the Claim Notification Form (CNF), some good
On 27 February 2025, HMRC finally updated its guidance on subcontracted and subsidised R&D, addressing the long-standing confusion for SMEs claiming under the SME and
Delivered minutes after the OBR downgraded growth forecasts this year from 2% to 1%, yesterday’s Spring Statement was about restoring some economic credibility and getting
Scrutiny of R&D tax credit claims has intensified recently, with HMRC reviewing 20% of all R&D claims in 2024, which is 5 times more than
The R&D tax credit landscape has changed, and SMEs need to act fast. For accounting periods on or after 1 April 2024, the SME and
